I Found Six Hotels that Have Killed Off Sunbed Wars for Good
Several resorts now assign loungers at check-in as disputes over towel reservations prompt hotels to drop daily competition for poolside spaces.
- Recently, German tourist David Eggert successfully sued his tour operator following a dispute at the Grecotel Kos Imperial in Kos, where he claimed all 400 loungers were reserved with towels during his 2024 family holiday.
- Holidaymakers across Europe are increasingly facing early morning battles for poolside sunbeds during summer breaks, with tourists waking before sunrise to claim the best spots with towels.
- After taking legal action, Eggert was awarded £770 in compensation, which sparked debate around poolside etiquette and prompted travelers to seek hotels that now allocate sun loungers upon arrival.
- Several resorts across Cyprus and Spain have introduced systems where guests are assigned their own loungers for the duration of their stay, including the Alexander The Great Beach Hotel.
- Travel experts advise guests to check hotel policies before booking, as rules vary between resorts; some hotels state: "From the moment you step foot on our tranquil grounds, personally allocated sunbeds and umbrellas are yours to enjoy.
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I found six hotels that have killed off sunbed wars for good
A German holidaymaker has successfully sued a tour operator in Greece after the lack of available sun loungers devalued his package holiday due to the dreaded “dawn dash.” The Düsseldorf man, who spent more than £7,000 on a package holiday for four to Kos, won nearly €1,000 (£868) in compensation. He claimed that, despite getting up at 6am, he spent up to 20 minutes a day trying to find sun loungers, only to fail because other holidaymakers had …
Holiday hotels in popular sun destinations are trying everything to prevent guests from reserving poolside sun loungers with towels. Since a German man even won a lawsuit last week and was awarded 900 euros because he could not find a sun lounger during his entire holiday due to these practices, hotels are pulling out all the stops. Nevertheless, Petra Kok of travel organization TUI advises holidaymakers not to let it come to a lawsuit.
When the family woke up during their vacation, all the chairs were already reserved with towels. The tourist then took the travel company to court.
A German tourist chose to sue his travel company after being left without a sun lounger during a luxury vacation. Now the court has ruled in his favor and forced the tour operator to pay 10,000 kronor in compensation.
No free couches despite luxury hotel: A father from Germany complains about Kos after the holiday – and got right from the district court of Hanover.
The free deckchair race of a hotel in Greece took a judicial turn. A vacationer got 986.70 euros by seizing justice, after having been deprived of space by the pool, due to lack of management...
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